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07-24-2009, 08:17 PM
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head lights I am out of my warranty and my headlights look like crap anyone know where to get some found some on ebay but a little weary some sound too good to be true and you know what they say about that
07-25-2009, 01:17 PM
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http://www.denlorstools.com/home/dt1...m_3m39008.html
I haven't used that exact system, but I have used they're plastic restorer and polish, both worked great..I started with some 1000 grit paper I believe then then gradually went upto 1400 (this was on an X5 btw) you may wanna start with a lower grit depending on how bad they are....then used the plastic polish and scratch remover with a 3' buffer ~1200 rpm and they came back to life....now only thing is they didn't last, they still look better than they did, but they're starting to go back to the way they were...that was about a year and a half ago....If I do it again I put a coat of clear on top of them to make it last, and that is what I suggest you do to...I'm sure if you google it you can find a headlight restoration guide with pics and ****...a little elbow grease and they should be as good as new....good luck.
I haven't used that exact system, but I have used they're plastic restorer and polish, both worked great..I started with some 1000 grit paper I believe then then gradually went upto 1400 (this was on an X5 btw) you may wanna start with a lower grit depending on how bad they are....then used the plastic polish and scratch remover with a 3' buffer ~1200 rpm and they came back to life....now only thing is they didn't last, they still look better than they did, but they're starting to go back to the way they were...that was about a year and a half ago....If I do it again I put a coat of clear on top of them to make it last, and that is what I suggest you do to...I'm sure if you google it you can find a headlight restoration guide with pics and ****...a little elbow grease and they should be as good as new....good luck.
07-25-2009, 01:37 PM
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Yeah I tried sanding them didn't try the
clear coat though and it has a haze
to it can't tell until you look at a new
headlight and my passanger side light
just got smacked with a rock so I need to
replace that one so that's why I'd like
to find 2 new ones for a good price
clear coat though and it has a haze
to it can't tell until you look at a new
headlight and my passanger side light
just got smacked with a rock so I need to
replace that one so that's why I'd like
to find 2 new ones for a good price
Last edited by icecream; 07-25-2009 at 01:44 PM. Reason: Only sanded driver side light
07-25-2009, 01:42 PM
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dunno about new, but I've seen used ones all the time on ebay...thing is dunno if they had the washer built in and if they were HID lights or not...your just gonna have to do some digging, good luck.
